#i have put so many little easter eggs in this post and i so dearly hope it sparks joy in yall

[byakuyasdarling]

2 and 8 for the domestic life asks? ^^

Thank you so much for the ask ^//v//^ I hope you’re having an amazing day <33

All under the cut :D

2. What’s the wedding like? Who attends? (Domestic Life)

I detailed a lot about their wedding in this post [here]! But I’ll insert some paragraphs here form that post to summarise :)

“Byakuya would prefer to keep things small and rather private, however, it appears he’s going to get the opposite of what he would like. His family and S/I seem to want a large wedding (because you know, this is kinda massive for the Togami family, especially considering how famous they are. S/I’s Ultimate would also put her in the position to garner fame too). S/I is MASSIVE on family, and invites all members of her very large family too.”

Not only both of their families will attend (Byakuya doesn’t have many family members there as his exhiled half-siblings don’t count to him as “they lost their right to the Togami name.” — so, most of his family would come from his mother’s side), but S/I has an extensive guest list of friends she loves and cherishes that will also be there. Easily over 150 people in total. Much to Byakuya’s dismay, she wants to share her special day with everyone — and I mean EVERYONE.

To be fair, this is the one thing Byakuya could never really have direct control over — he easily recognised this is in his family’s interest too, so he won’t be too argumentative over it. He loves S/I so dearly as well, he’s inclined to give her what she wants since she has been excited for her wedding ever since she was a little girl (a rhetoric she tells him all the way up until the wedding day). The honeymoon is where Byakuya will be pleased though; he finally gets all that privacy he wanted with her.

“It’s all very lavish. Definitely held in one of those really fancy venues with the high glass ceilings. Lots of white, black, and gold with a hint of wine red regarding the colour theme for the wedding”

8. How do they celebrate holidays? (Domestic Life)

Valentines Day:

Very much just a day they have to themselves. S/I implores him not to get her anything on the day (as they’re both very aware it’s just a day for companies to capitalise off — Byakuya is more aware of that than anyone), but he always buys her a bouquet of roses, especially because he knows red roses are her favourite. He’ll take her out for dinner too! S/I is thankful for all of his efforts; she tends to cry a little bit since she really doesn’t have anything for him in return. He doesn’t ever say it directly, but for him: the gift of tangible happiness she has always given to him is more than anything he could ever ask for — he really didn’t know the feeling before her.

Easter:

Byakuya never celebrated Easter until he was with S/I. Assuming they take a flight back to S/I’s family together for the Easter holidays, they get to celebrate the joys of Easter together. S/I gets all the egg hunts ready for all her little cousins at her grandmother’s house. Family members too old for the hunt will give each other bags of chocolate goodies :) S/I helps her grandmother put up all the Easter decorations around her house and helps her with Easter breakfast (Eggs Benedict!).

Byakuya is very much on the sidelines for all of this and doesn’t talk to her family too much (especially her father. The two clash a lot — Byakuya tends to be very aggressive towards him knowing everything he knows about S/I). He is happy for S/I though. He loves seeing the pretty smile on her face when she’s genuinely happy (even though he doesn’t vocalise that).

Halloween:

Growing up in Australia (which is not very big on Halloween, my area is so dry on that holiday), S/I never really cared for it. She went trick-or-treating once in Grade 4, but that’s about it. Byakuya just sees the holiday as another opportunity to fork money from people’s pockets (as the business man does). Suffice it to say, they don’t dress up (Byakuya would despise that), and they don’t go out for any parties or anything. They are invited by close friends to parties, but Byakuya really despises them and prefers to be alone with her for the the night; so she decides not to go.

They stay in and watch horror movies though! Byakuya manages to recover a packet of Minties for her; he has to police them though otherwise she’ll eat the whole packet in one sitting (one thing she definitely misses about Australia is the Minties). Poor S/I gets so scared though, she clings to his arm a lot — he does secretly enjoy that a lot; he’ll always let her lie on his chest and rub her back a little to comfort her though (despite the fact he does tease her a bit about it).

Christmas:

🎶it’s the most wonderful time of the year🎶

S/I LOVES Christmas with all her heart. Everything about it: the carols, the decorations, the gifts, the family spirit, nothing is bad on Christmas Day!!

It’s the time when Byakuya’s mother’s side of the family gets to meet the very extensive family of S/I’s. S/I’s family is flown down to Europe in Byakuya’s mother’s manor to spend the next two weeks celebrating.

S/I’s grandmother brings all her Christmas decorations to fill their accomodation — S/I is ecstatic to set all the special decorations up (I really can’t imagine that there’s going to be a year where we won’t be setting them up together. I’ve been doing it ever since I was a little — I mourn for the day I’ll be setting them up by myself and hosting Christmas instead). Anyway, Byakuya watches her set up the trees happily. There’s a lot of times he’ll just walk up and hug her from behind while staring at her handiwork. If she asks what he’s doing he’ll just gently hum and give her a kiss. Christmas makes up a lot more of his positive memories: he’s a bit more detached from his grumpy self around this time.

God forbid if anyone from S/I’d family is driving because every time they see a roundabout with a Christmas tree in the middle, they’ll drive around it as much as possible before while singing “O’ Christmas Tree” and try and beat their previous record. Obviously they’ll stop if there’s too many cars (our family record is 27 laps if you’re wondering). Byakuya finds this VERY obnoxious.

Again, family breakfast! Eggs Benedict! Cooked by S/I and her grandmother; they also make the pudding! They have awesome lunches and get the evening to themselves.

S/I always makes something special for Byakuya, while she is swarmed by gifts he bought for her. He pays attention and takes note of the things she expresses interest in and buys ALL OF IT for her. Even though the things she makes for Byakuya may seem a lot smaller in comparison; he adores all her gifts. He has all the money in the world, but he can’t buy the things she makes for him: they’re one-of-a-kind.

Byakuya loves Christmas evening with her. He gets exhausted (ironically) catching up with all of S/I’s family activities, he is in such a good mood by the end of it though (mainly because of how happy she has been though). They’ll put on some Michael Bublé Christmas songs and cuddle up and read for the rest of the day. He gives a lot of affection that day; it’s one of those very rare times of the year he’s detached enough from his own ego and family expectations that he allows himself to openly express all the love he feels for her (a lot of it usually being bottled up — grumpy man <<333).

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Ahhh, I’m so sorry this is so long! I just love talking about them, and I love talking about Christmas! (So naturally, that section is very long). Thank you so much for the ask, I promise next time I won’t ramble as much, ahaha <33

Have a great day 💙💙

[jonasmaurer]

Home workout plan you can follow featuring live workouts, apps, and on demand

Sharing a home workout plan you can do during this time with live workouts, apps, and on demand options. There are so many great resources out there!! In this post, I’m breaking it all down into a balanced and effective plan.

Hi friends! Another weekend in the books. The girls slept in the tent again, the Pilot and I watched a couple of movies, and we surprised EJ and August with an Easter egg hunt. (We filled up eggs and hid them in their front yard for the kiddos to find!) I hope you had a good weekend, too.

For today’s post, I wanted to put together a master resource list of free workouts that are available during this time + how to combine everything into an effective plan. One of positive aspects about this crazy time has been watching the fitness world come together, pivot, and provide as many free workout options as possible. There are SO many great classes and studios available that honestly it’s become a little overwhelming!

I can absolutely see how it might be daunting to pick a class or create a schedule since there’s so much out there right now. I created three different weekly plans, categorized all of the free workout options (total body, upper body, lower body, cardio, OFF) and then you can plug and play into the plan that works for you. I LOVE putting fitness plans together and hope that this is helpful as you choose the workouts/classes that fit into your life right now!

Home Workout Plan with Live Workouts, Apps, and On Demand

Option 1: Full body + lower and upper body split

Click here to download a printable PDF.

Sunday: OFF

Monday: Total Body Strength

Tuesday: Pure Cardio

Wednesday: Upper body

Thursday: Lower body

Friday: OFF

Saturday: Pure Cardio

Option 2: 3 Total Body Workouts

Click here to download a printable PDF.

Sunday: OFF

Monday: Total body strength

Tuesday: Pure Cardio

Wednesday: Total body strength

Thursday: OFF

Friday: Total body strength

Saturday: Pure Cardio

Option 3: Low-impact/beginner plan

Click here to download a printable PDF.

Sunday: OFF

Monday: Total Body Strength

Tuesday: Easy walk outside

Wednesday: Pilates or yoga

Thursday: Easy walk outside

Friday: OFF

Saturday: Total Body Strength

Below are different studios and individuals offering free workouts and trials during this time. For simplicity, I only included FREE options below. There is so much to choose from right now and I feel like if you’re paying for a bunch of different studios and apps, it can get costly and overwhelming. Use the free trials to check out a class and if then later on you can pay for the ones you truly love!

Total body:

Strength/bootcamp

BODYPUMP (available on Les Mills On Demand. Use my link for 21 days free!)

Peloton bootcamp classes (try it for 90 days free)

Total body HIIT and Strength

HIIT/Strength Combo

Home HIIT and Mobility Workout

Pilates

Core40 – one of my favorite studios in San Diego. They’re doing free IG Live workouts right now

Advanced Pilates workout

25-minute Pilates workout

Full body Pilates workout

Barre

Barre Body (this is where I used to teach in San Diego! I LOVE their barre classes. Check out their IG for daily workouts)

barre3 (15 days free)

Physique 57 (one week free)

Full Barre Workout

Yoga

Corepower

Yoga with Adrienne

Power Yoga with Baron Baptiste through lululemon (I’ve always wanted to take a live class with him so this has been the next best thing!)

Sumits Yoga Tucson (daily workouts on IG Live. This is where I practice in Tucson and miss it dearly. So happy for the opportunity to practice at home.)

BODYFLOW

30-minutes simple home yoga

  Pure Cardio:

There are so many great cardio options available right now!

Dance cardio

Dance Cardio with Todd (whenever I can take a live DJ class with Todd here in Tucson, I go for it. He is incredible and always leaves me super sweaty and with a smile on my face)

Dance Cardio with Amanda Kloots (I’ve paid for a couple of her full videos, and they’re amazing, but she also has some workouts saved in her IG highlights that you can do for free)

Dance Body (free classes on IG live)

Block 21 Fitness

obé fitness (free trial)

Kickboxing//HIIT

BODY ATTACK

GRIT

Running:

Peloton treadmill and outdoor running options 

Spin:

Peloton spin classes

RPM

Starcycle Danville (workouts on their IG live)

Low impact/beginner:

Low impact beginner workout

Beginner cardio workout

  Upper body:

Tone It Up app (free 7-day trial)

BODYPUMP (pick an upper body set)

Upper Body Blast

Sweat app upper body workout (free 7-day trial)

  Lower body:

Peloton app

BODYPUMP (pick a lower body set)

Lower Body Burner

Sweat app lower body workout

15-minute slider legs and butt workout

Barre Legs, Booty and Pilates Abs

  OFF day options:

Total body stretch 

10-minute full body stretch

Meditation through an app or on your own – if you have any YouTube meditation classes you love, please send them my way! Peloton has meditation classes on their app (free trial), too

Take a nap, read a book, enjoy a bath, practice an instrument, create some art, do something that feels restorative and healing for you

Restorative options through lululemon

Prenatal options: 

the Bloom Method (the app is paid but they post free workouts on their Instagram)

Moms Into Fitness YouTube channel

Prenatal Workout Video

obé fitness (free trial)

Some notes:

– Make sure you’re taking 1-2 days of rest each week. During this crazy time and with all of the fitness resources available, it can be very tempting to work out every day and overtrain. This will have the OPPOSITE effect you desire. When you overtrain, this can cause an elevated heart rate, increased stress in the body which can cause inflammation, and lead to injury through overuse. Make sure you’re giving yourself 1-2 days to rest and recover each week.

– Take advantage of the free trials! There are quite a few above but I highly recommend Les Mills On Demand (free 21 days) and Peloton (90 days). Set a reminder if your phone when the trial is about to expire and you can decide if you want to keep them. My review of LMOD is here and my review of Peloton (with full plans using the Peloton app) is here. I frequently use both in my weekly routine.

– Alternate workout intensities. When you��re consistently working at a high level, with no “easier” days in the schedule, you will start to see diminishing returns from your efforts. When you’re depleted, this can also deplete your immune system. Use your workouts to energize yourself! Make sure that you’re doing something different than yesterday and follow a more challenging day with a rest or lower-intensity workout.

– Use this opportunity to dial into the types of workouts that you truly enjoy! There’s nothing like being forced to stay home and away from your usual studios/routine to determine what you really like and works for your body.

– I’m currently working on revamping my most popular Fit Guide (Home Workout Warrior) to include video demos for all of the workouts. (It’s currently a PDF with bonus meals, recipes, and full video workouts.) I’ll be re-launching HWW in mid May to include the video demos at a very discounted rate with half of the proceeds going to Feeding America. If you’d like to join the waiting list for the relaunch and get first dibs, click here!

Hope you have a happy Monday. Hang in there friends and thank you for stopping by the blog today!

Are there any studios or classes you’re loving lately? Feel free to share the goods in the comments section!

xo

Gina

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